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Texas A&M at Qatar Ethics Week teaches students about real-world professional ethics
Published Jan 07, 2020Creating ethical engineers was the goal of the annual Ethics Week at Texas A&M University at Qatar, which focused on creating awareness about professional ethics and the significance of ethical behavior in the workplace and life in general.
Political science faculty provide impeachment commentary on Al Jazeera English
Published Nov 21, 2019Dr. Phillip Gray and Dr. Joseph Ura, political science faculty members from the Liberal Arts Program, were recently featured during Al Jazeera English's evening broadcasts as part of the channel’s live coverage of the American impeachment hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives. Gray and Ura provided commentary on the political and institutional factors involved in these events.
Bashir and Eslami appointed editors of two journals
Published Oct 28, 2019Dr. Hassan Bashir and Dr. Zohreh Eslami from the Liberal Arts Program have been named editors of two journals. Bashir, associate professor of political science, has been appointed managing editor of the Journal of International Humanitarian Action (JIHA). The journal publishes original academic and/or practice-informed contributions from scholars of international humanitarian action,…
Texas A&M at Qatar ranked top university in Qatar and third best university in the Gulf region
Published Oct 24, 2019Texas A&M University at Qatar has been named the top university in Qatar and the third best university in the Gulf region for 2019, according to U.S. News & World Report’s sixth annual Global Universities survey. The Best Global Universities rankings encompass the top 1,500 institutions spread across 81 countries. Universities were ranked on 13 indicators, including global and regional research…
Texas A&M at Qatar students publish writing in sixth edition of Best Writing
Published Oct 20, 2019Texas A&M University at Qatar has published the sixth edition of Best Writing, which showcases the writing talents of the branch campus’s engineering students.
Texas A&M at Qatar faculty recognized for teaching excellence
Published Sep 17, 2019Two faculty members from Texas A&M University at Qatar have been recognized for teaching excellence. Dr. Nayef Alyafei, assistant professor of petroleum engineering, and Dr. Joseph Ura, associate professor of political science, were recently honored with…
Eslami receives a QF grant for collaborative research project
Published Jul 31, 2019Dr. Zohreh Eslami, professor and chair of the Liberal Arts Program, has received a grant from Qatar Foundation for the project, "The shifting meanings of fatherhood in Qatar’s transition to a knowledge-based economy," in collaboration with Qatar University and Texas A&M's main campus.
Students present research at ASEE conference
Published Jul 10, 2019Texas A&M University at Qatar students Aalaa Abdalla (mechanical engineering), Midhat Javaid Zaidi (chemical engineering), Rinith Reghunath (electrical and computer engineering) and Maha Al-Sheeb (chemical engineering) recently published their papers in the conference proceedings of the 126th American Society…
Texas A&M at Qatar outstanding graduates recognized
Published May 27, 2019Texas A&M University at Qatar recognized its outstanding graduates at a recent Suhoor honoring graduating seniors and master’s students. Each graduate was named Student of the Year by Texas A&M at Qatar’s six academic programs and Graduate Studies. From left to right: Alaa Abdalla, liberal arts; Ahmad Jamal A A Al-Kuwari, mechanical engineering; Abouelkassim Becetti, electrical engineering; Menatollah…
Eslami research project on hate speech receives funding from Texas A&M VPR
Published Dec 19, 2018Liberal arts professor and program chair Dr. Zohreh Eslami and research collaborators from main campus have had their project selected for funding by the vice president of research at Texas A&M, Dr. Mark A Barteau. The project, "The Pragmatics of Othering: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Cyberhate," examines hate speech from an interdisciplinary approach and finds ways to counter it.